Global growth rate needs addressing
On the one hand, we have Prof. John Beddington predicting that we will have a global crisis by the year 2030. This crisis will be the direct result of the growing population, which will put heavy demands on food, water and energy. The climate changes from ‘global warming’ will only add to the problem. Prof. [...]
Gobbledegook
After holding a symposium on mainstreaming best practice guidelines in core developments for The Learned Fool, it was felt that contextual empowerment required a multidisciplinary approach to engage users with participatory challenges. The governance of the populace provides exemplar paradigms for the capacity building of this network model. We must “think outside the boxâ€. Single [...]
The impact of legalising prostitution
The article on the legalisation of prostitution in New Zealand is interesting and certainly calls for comments, though my thoughts on this subject are mere ramblings. Like the angel and the devil arguing both sides of an issue. Though prostitution is still not morally acceptable to the public of New Zealand, some proponents have argued [...]
Lost luggage caused by washing machine syndrome at airports
Are you one of those people who like to wash their socks in pairs, so that it’s easier to pair them up after they’re dried? Well, I am. I put socks away rolled up in pairs. It makes it so much simpler in the mornings to grab a pair from the drawer, rather than having [...]
Lord Ahmed freed
Can you believe it? His sentence was light enough to start with; but after serving 16 days, he is now freed. This decision was made by a panel of 3 judges, who determined that he had ‘exceptional personal mitigation’. His barrister argued that his jail sentence could damage his ability to carry out future community [...]
Chocolate tax cannot be an answer to obesity
There is a tax on alcohol. There is a tax on cigarettes. Now, a doctor is calling for a tax on chocolate. Alcohol, in excess, has detrimental effects on the liver, heart, and brain, just to mention a few, and costs a lot in terms of medical care to treat all the complications. The toxins [...]
Muslim protesters should be deported
The war in Iraq has been controversial. However, the soldiers sent there should not be the ones to be held responsible for the controversy. They show their patriotism by doing their duty there, and no one has the right to criticise them for it. Whatever their own views may have been, if they had protested, [...]
Slime attacks Mandelson
It’s been a little while, but another professional teenager has emerged from the woodwork. This time it’s the turn of 29 year old adolescent Leila Deen, who, this morning, covered Lord Mandelson in a green liquid. It was an appalling performance from Deen who, in her 15 seconds of limelight, struggled to frame a coherent [...]
Another social work failure
I shouldn’t complain too much about social workers or the government. After all, it is their idiotic mistakes and inefficiencies that become newsworthy enough to provide me with fodder for my daily rants. So, whose turn is it today? The Vale of Glamorgan council. Under its Adult Placement Service, these social workers allowed a pedophile [...]
BBC has questionable authority
Several times it has occurred that I read an article on the BBC, only to return to it and find that it has changed. I felt like I was going out of my mind. Especially when I’ve told my husband what I’ve read and then can’t find the article to back up my story. Sometimes, I [...]
Random Posts